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Mechamaniac

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  1. Like the title says, I have an Arcadia VF-0D up for sale

    Removed from box, transformed ONCE to GERWALK, where it has stayed. Still in brand new condition, no mods have been made etc. Box and all accessories is included.

    I'm also throwing in a set of 1/48 UUM-7 and AMM-1 missiles since they fit on the VF-0D hardpoints and look good ;)

    Asking $300.00 shipped (Continental US)

    PM if interested.

    Pics:

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  2. Agreed. This is the same argument that drove me away from the RPF. It usually goes something like this.

    Fan makes a model, unlicensed.

    Fan makes a kit from his model, unlicensed.

    Fan sells garage kit, unauthorized.

    Garage kit gets bought and recast.

    Fan finds out and spends an inordinate amount of time telling the world that someone stole his artwork or his IP.

    Bottom line - Unless Big West authorized you to make and sell that kit, you're no better than the recaster who stole your work.

    I realize that this is a part of fandom. Companies may never get around to making that model of X that we all so desire. So, we make it ourselves, and we decide to make copies of it available to other fans. Where the unbridled and (quite frankly) unforgivable hypocrisy comes in is when people start screaming that they've been wronged when someone steals the thing they were never authorized to sell in the first place. You may have made a beautiful model, but the minute you dropped it in silicone and started selling casts of it, you violated the IP rights of the company that owns the original designs.

    It's really just that simple, so get over yourself.

  3. Got mine, a few impressions:

    • Mine came with an extra pitot tube? Is this the norm?
    • Kinda odd that there are more hard points on the wings than missile pods packaged with the valk.
    • I like the outer hardpoints for the missiles. Very solid and the attachment point is nearly seamless.
    • The ankles on mine were SUPER tight. I had to work to get them to extend.
    • This thing is HUGE compared to the VF-1.
    • Nowhere close to Max blue. See the pic. Sorry for the crap lighting, one of these days I'm going to learn how to take decent pics.

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